Carribean Cruise:

It has been a while since we have been back but I have been busy getting back into the swing of things but I wanted to post about our cruise. We had such a good time, I missed my kids like crazy but it was so nice getting to spend some time with just us. It was nice to be just a couple again and not mom and dad for a few days. I did pretty good most of the time without the kids (only a few minor melt downs) but was thrilled to see them when we got home. Our cruise went to Grand Caymen, Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel. I LOVED all our stops. In Grand Caymen we just had a beach day, it was relaxing and a lot of fun. In Roatan we went to a place called Gumbilimba Park where we got to play with and hold Monkey's. The monkey's loved Cade and couldn't get enough of him. They were so dang cute! In Belize we did a very adventurous excursion, we hiked through the jungle to these caves that were amazing and then we went through these cave (actually crawling at times) and eventually made it through 2 zip lines, 2 rope bridges, and a minor repel. It was a blast, and a once in a lifetime opportunity that I will never forget. In Cozumel we went on a boat ride to a private Island that was absolutely amazing. I got a massage on the beach, Cade went in the Kayaks, I read my book in a hammok hanging from a tree and took a little nap. This Island was tiny and had maybe 60 people on it. It was heaven on earth, and the water was amazing. Here are some pics:
This was the sunrise on our last morning on the boat, isn't it georgeous?

This was our tour guides that took us to the private Island, they were awesome!


Our fun friends Tara and Chris!

Is this not Beautiful? It was seriously scenery from a movie.



This was just a cool little Island we passed, we loved it so we had to have a picture.

I ordered this cake to surprise Cade on our anniversary (I'm kind of a cheese ball)

We loved these little monkeys...











Roatan

Holy Cow...

it has been way too long! It has been a crazy busy summer and I have been slacking on my blog so much but I am making it a point to get better at keeping it updated. Our summer has been full of lots of fun things including; the zoo, lots of lagoon, lots of swimming, a fun week in Park City with the Miller clan, Maisey's 2nd birthday, and a few attempts at potty training. The potty training hasn't gone so well, she will do fine going #2 on the potty but not #1. I know its silly because most kids will be the opposite, but Mais doesn't do anything by the book :) So we have decided to take a break from the potty training because we leave for our cruise in 2 1/2 weeks so we can try again when we get back. Here is a quick update on what my kids have been up to:

*Maisey is talking a ton more and is really starting to show her little (or should I say big?) personality. She is such a little social butterfly and loves playing with other kids whenever she gets the chance. She is learning her color's but it is a slow process. She turned 2 on August 3rd and enjoyed sharing her birthday with all her little cousin's, aunt's and uncle's, and grandma's and grandpa's. She got so spoiled from everyone and got lots of fun new toys. She loved the monkey's at the zoo, she couldn't get enough of them it was so cute. She is loving being a big sister and loves to help feed Beckham. She will be a great little mother one day.

*Beckham is getting so big way too fast! He is so close to crawling, he will be taking off any day. He loves to roll around and love his little sister. He has no teeth yet but I think they are coming soon. He is such a happy little guy, and he has a way of making everyone smile around him. He is loving baby food and chow's it down. It crazy how much they are changing all the time at this age.

Me and Cade have had lots of fun this summer. We really enjoyed the break from school and getting to spend all our evenings together. Cade is back in school and is gone 3 nights a week. We hate the nights he is gone late but are glad he is working hard at school. Cade started playing on a soccer team with some friends and is loving that but is definitely feeling it in his old rusty body :) I have kept myself busy with the kids and doing nails. I have really enjoyed baking lately and even got brave and did some freezer jam which turned out yummy. We are looking forward to a vacation but scared to leave the kids for 8 days. However it will be so nice to spend some time as just a couple and not "mommy and daddy." Well here are some random pics of some of our activities this summer...
Maisey gets big girl panties:




Maisey's 2 yr birthday party:



Me and my friend made Maisey's cake, isn't it cute? Thanks Linds for the help!

Beckham's 1st hair cut:

The Zoo:

tHe LiTtLe ThInGs...(lots of random thoughts)

*Note: You may not want to read if you don't want to listen to me vent this post is more for me then anyone else.

I have really been thinking lately that I don't sit and appreciate the little things in my life enough. I am always trying so hard to be the perfect mom, wife, friend, daughter, and sister that I don't take the time to enjoy the moment. I need to take advantage of the moments Maisey wants me to read to her or play ring around the rosies with her or even Beckham just wanting me to sit and talk to him. Before I know it these two are going to be grown and too busy to be bothered with "playing" with mommy. I feel like lately I have put too must waisted time into being a great friend to people that in the end have burned me anyway (I know that sounds negative but I have really struggled with this lately). My family needs to be my priority in my life and I don't need the "high school" drama in my life. I have made a goal for myself to weed out un-needed stress in my life and I am excited to be able to start over and really appreciate my husband and kids more. I love that my kids and Cade will be here for me no matter what and I can depend on them for ANYTHING. I love the way Maisey wants to do everything I am doing. I love how all I have to do is look at Beckham and he gives me that big cheesy smile. My kids love me unconditionally and what more could I really ask for?

I have decided that there are some people in my life that continue to hurt me and put me in a bad place. I have asked myself many times, "what would Christ do?" I have decided that I really don't know what he would do but the only thing that I can see is the right thing to do is to continue to be nice but distance myself. I understand that everyone has weeknesses and I know I have plenty but I cannot surround myself with people who continue to bring me down. I need to stop wasting energy on these things and concentrate on the little things in my life that make me happy.

Today is the day that I have decided to stop dwelling on the hard things in my life right now and start concentrating on the positive. I have been struggling and have been so down lately and I don't want to feel this way any more so I have asked myself what can I do to change things? I have realized I can change my atttitude. I have SO much to be grateful for and I need to focus more on the little things. Sorry for venting but I have had one of those days that I really just needed to get this off my chest. I really am gratefuly for the true friends that I do have and for my adorable family that I love so much!

FaThErS dAy...

I just wanted to quickly post and say how thankful I am for Cade. He is an amazing father, husband, friend, and provider for my family and I am so glad I have him. I hope that I tell him this often enough that he doesn't feel like he needs father's day to know this. However, I do love that we have this day to acknowledge the wonderful father's in our lives. My kids are lucky to have a dad as amazing as Cade. I am also SO thankful for my amazing father-in-law and his fabulous example he is to everyone around him, he is trully amazing. I feel blessed all the time to be married into his family. I will forever be greatful that he will be my kids grandfather. I also appreciate my dad and the goofy relationship we share. He keeps me smiling and laughing all the time. I hope that I made the day somewhat special for Cade and I hope he know's how much I love and appreciate him. We had a fun day celebrating with Cade's family. We BBQ'd and just relaxed outside while the kids played, it was such a fun, relaxing day. Thank you Bunni and Paul for having us!!!

wHy?

Why can't they always be this innocent and sweet? I feel bad airing my durty laundry on my blog but I have had a really hard time with this little one lately. I have found myself just being more and more impatient with her all the time. I guess now I know why people are always saying "Oh just wait until the terrible 2's." I think she has hit them a couple months early. I guess I just need to know if there is something I can do that I don't know about. She is so naughty, she hits and bites and pulls hair sometimes and I will put her in timeout and she doesn't care. She really would sit there for 10 minutes if I would let here and she doesn't make a peep, I have tried swatting her bum or pulling her hair back or even biting her back and none of these things seem to impact her at all. If I am on the phone or folding laundry (or anything where I can't give her my full attention) she will hit or pinch Beckham to get my attention. I know sometimes the negative attention is what she is looking for but I have to give her that when she is hurting Beckham because I cannot put up with that. It is so frusturating because I know she is still little and doesn't fully understand everything I just never thought I would have "that child." I feel like I am doing everything I have ever been taught to do to teach her and nothing works. So I guess what I am asking is what am I doing wrong?

By the way I do LOVE her dearly and love being a mom, I have just found it a bit more challenging lately. Those little smiles she gives me or when she says "mom" and I say "what" and she says "I love you" is what gets me through every day and helps me keep my sanity. So I wouldn't change her for the world I just need to learn how to deal with a few things a little better. So any advice would be greatly appreciated and thanks for letting me vent. I do feel better now, well kind of :)

CaMpInG...

I have been so slow posting about our camping trip over Memorial weekend but better late then never, right? We had a great time but the crappy weather kind of put a damper on the weekend for us; however, we made the best of it. We stayed in my brother's trailor with him and his girlfriend which was so nice but hard with a dog and an almost 2 year old. They both wanted to be in and out of the trailor but it was so wet and muddy that it was a mess. My brother's trailor is new and so we wanted to keep it as clean and neat as possible, this was almost an impossible task. But somehow we did survive. The rain made it hard to do much but in the small spurts of sunshine we took advantage of my dad's four wheelers and we did get a hike in on one of the day. Our hike was quite the adventure because we went into some slought (spelling?) canyons and were about 2 hours in and saw some black clouds coming in. We decided it would be wise to get out because we had two babies in our group both with no rain jackets or blankets (luckily Mais was back at camp with my dad). Well about halfway out it started insanely pouring on us and we were literally running to the cars. Eventually it started hailing on us and I was completely freaking out because Beckham had nothing and he was in shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Luckily these very nice hikers lended us there poncho to use to cover him. Poor guy he was crying so hard and it was such a hopeless feeling as a mother. Luckily we made it back fairly quickly and everyone was safe. The flash floods were crazy and we had to even wait them out a little because they were completely flooding the road that took us back to camp. Needless to say it was quite the adventure but we made it fun! Here are a few pics of the weekend, a couple of them are of my sister's tent that got flooded. My other sister's tent was even worse but we didn't get a pic.

I nEeD yOuR hElP:

I am looking for any yummy, healthy recipes that have the calories already figured out. If anyone has any please send them my way, I am running out of recipes. Thanks all!

What to you think?

Do they look alike?

BiGgEsT lOsEr...

I am so excited that I have decided to sign up for the biggest loser, my cousin know's this lady in Syracuse that puts it on so I signed up with her. I have only been doing it for 3 days but I already feel great! I am so motivated to lose this weight, I'm really sick of not feeling good about myself. I am really excited so everyone wish me luck!!! By the way if anyone has any good eating tricks pass them my way, Thanks!

Hike and Concert:

These pic were taken last weekend at the hike we went on. My niece's father died one year ago and they did a little memorial for him last weekend with a hike and a BBQ. We could only do some of the hike because Cade's soccer team had a game and we also had Eagles tickets. We had such a nice day hiking for a couple hours and then going to the concert. The concert was amazing and it was nice to go on a date with Cade. Thanks Kara for inviting us and including us in the special day for Mike and thanks Tandee and Jake for the concert tickets. Doesn't Beckham look kinda like a gansta here? We had to cover his poor head to keep it from the hot sun, he sure is handsome though and I love the close up pic of him!

BeCkHaM's BlEsSiNg:

I have been so slow on posting about Beckham's blessing (it was a week ago) but better late then never, right? It was such a special day, everything went perfect. Cade did such an amazing job and I am so thankful that he holds the Priesthood and is worthy to give our son such blessings. My camera died so my sis took pics for me and she hasn't sent me the pics of him but here are a couple pics of us as a family and also a few pics from my niece's birthday celebration...

dRaMa...

Last weekend we had a little drama at our house (I'm sure most of you have already heard but I wanted to write it for my record). Friday afternoon I was feeding Beckham in my room and Mais was out in the family room playing (she is usually fine playing out there by herself). Well she went in the kitchen and pulled the chair up to the counter and got into my nail stuff (which is usually in the closet but I had just finished doing nails and hadn't had a chance to put it away yet). Needless to say she found some miraculous way to open my primer bottle, which is made of almost straight acid, and she tried to drink it. She spilled it all down her arms and got it all over her cheeks and mouth. I heard her screaming from my room and went running out there to see what was wrong and found her soaked in it. I was freaking out because I knew how bad this stuff burns your skin. I started hysterically crying and called Cade, he couldn't understand me so he just told me to call 911 so I hung up on him and called 911. They dispatched me over to poison control where they just told me to put her in the tub and wash her really good and give her lots of milk to drink. Luckily I got it washed off her fast enough that the burns turned out to be way better then I thought they would. She is healing well now and I am so relieved that it wasn't worse. This stuff eats right through your skin and can even cause blisters so thank goodness she didn't blister. She still has some burn marks on her arm but her face and other arm are pretty much healed. This stuff just gets you so shaken up and makes you realize how precious their little lives are. I think my heart broke for her for at least 3 days after it happened. The poor girl had a very rough weekend but we are so glad she is ok and we made it through the worst part. I wanted to get pics of it but I lost my camera so sorry I have no pictures.

KidDoS...

Beckham is getting so big, at his 2 month checkup he weighed 12lbs. 6oz. and that put him in the 80th percentile. He is quite the little chunk.

This is such a sad but adorable face...

Mais loves holding her little brother even if it's only for a minute...



Mais got to help me make dinner the other night, she loves helping mommy. I just love this little apron on her.

Mais is such a daddy's girl...


Yesterday morning while I was feeding Beck Mais dissapeared and she was being extremely quiet (this is never a good sign). So as soon as I was done I went to find her and this is what I found...

She drug the chair over and climbed into our candy drawer. She was going to town on all the candy. Like father like daughter!
I love these little ones. They keep my life exciting, what would I do without them?

EaStEr...

We had such a fun Easter weekend. Our weekend went as follows...
Saturday morning we went to my cousin's work Easter Egg hunt that they do every year in Bountiful. Mais loved picking up the eggs and putting them in her basket; however, she loved the candy the very most. She ate all her candy within like 30 minutes, it was hilarious. They also had an adult hunt where they gave away some great prizes, unfortunetly we didn't win anything :( Here are the pics from the hunt...



After the hunt in Bountiful we headed to Cade's parents for their annual lunch/egg hunt. We had a fabulous lunch and then the kids had their hunt. Mais got lots of goodies and some money, she loved it! Then we had the adult hunt (this one is always fun becuase the eggs are full of money). Just to paint a picture for you, this hunt gets extremely intense there have even been times the girls have been taken out by the boys. It's a lot of fun. Me and Cade kicked butt and walked away with 50 bucks and a $25 gift card to Chile's. Yahoo! Here are a few pics...





Today we had so much fun at our house with Maisey. She loved finding eggs all over our house and she loved tearing all the stuff from her Easter basket. She has been so much fun this year she actually has some interest.









After we did our own little Easter we had an Easter dinner with my mom at her house which was yummy and then my mom did her hunt with the kids (she always just gives them money). Once the kids were done with the hunt the kids played out back and the adults played games. It was such a fun day. I loved spending so much time as a family this weekend and am so thankful to have my kids and hubby to spend this time with.

BeCkHaM...

He is now 2 months (today) and he is getting so big. He has really started to smile and he tries so hard to talk, it's adorable. He is such a good baby and has started to do really well at night. He has had about 4 nights that he has slept 7-8 hours straight, we're hoping this will become a regular accurance. We are loving this little man and the joy he brings to our family.

MaIsEy TiD bITs...

*She is loving being a big sister, she even thinks she can hold him all on her own. She loves to think she is helping when mom changes his bum. She is really cute with him, at random times she will just walk up to him and kiss him. Sweet girl.

*She is going through this awful stage of pulling hair and pushing, even biting sometimes. I don't even know what to do with her. I have tried everything and nothing seems to be working. I'm glad she doesn't take any crap but I can't have her beating up other kids. Any advise?

*She is starting to talk, although most of what she says is in her own language that even mom and dad don't understand. I love that she is starting to respond to us, if you call "Maisey" she yells "what" back. It's really cute!

*When she trips over something or runs into something she will point her finger and say "no no" and get really mad at whatever it is. It's hilarios, its like she thinks it can understand and I can't help but laugh at her.

*She is such a daddy's girl, she would take him over me any time. I love that she loves him. He is so cute with her and I love to watch them together.

*She loves books, she would sit and let me read to her all day if I would do it. I am thankful that she likes books hopefully that will continue as she grows.

*She loves being outside and is having a major case of spring fever lately. When I open the door to let Duke out she tries to sneak out. I can't wait until it gets warm and we can spend more time outside.

*She is already such a social bug. She loves people and will go to anyone that gives her attention. She has even been caught kissing little boy's her age (yes more then once). I think we are going to be in trouble with this one, nothing like startin off young.

*She loves having sleepovers. She has slept at my sisters house a couple times and my mom's and she has so much fun. Mom and Dad hate it though because she comes home acting like a spoiled brat, luckily it only lasts about a day. Grandma and Aunt Kara love to spoil her and that's what there there for, right?

I love this little girl more then life itself. She is such a joy in our lives and I am loving seeing her grow and learn. She has such a funny and strong personality. I am so thankful to have her in my life and seriously can't remember or imagine life without her.

MoM's BiRtHdAy PiCs...

These two pics are of my mom with her brothers and sisters...


My little guy...

My cute nephew Easton...

My niece Madison with my mom, make a wish...

My sister's baby (Jaden), he is only six weeks older then Beck

Mom's 60th Birthday Party:

We celebrated my Mom's 60th Birthday about a week and a half ago and I have been wanting to post about it with my pics but I haven't been able to get my pics to upload. So, I have got to get that fixed and then I will post the pics from the party. We had a lot of fun, we reserved the Roy Rec Center and invited all my siblings and my mom's siblings. My sister had us all tell her what we liked most about my mom and she read them at the party. It was fun to see what everyone said and the best part is that we all said different things (my mom has a lot of good traits). We also played a fun game to see who knew her the best. I didn't participate because I helped come up with the questions but my sister in law won. I thought it turned out perfect, she really enjoyed herself and it was fun to get together. Happy Birthday Mom, I hope you had a great day! Pics to come...

St. GeOrGe...

This weekend we went to St. George for a little weekend get away. Cade's soccer team that he coaches goes down there every year for a little friendly soccer tournament, so we always try and make a little miny vacation out of it. We left Mais with my mom and just took Beck and we had a great time. It was a nice and much needed little break for me and for Cade. We shopped, saw a movie (which we haven't done in ages), watched a couple Jazz games in peace and quiet, and ate out a lot. It was a blast. We took my brother and his girlfriend along and they were a lot of fun. Here are just a couple pics of the weekend...(sorry I would put more on but I wasn't too good at taking pics)

BeCkHaM...

Here are a couple pics of Beckham at the hospital right after he was born, he already has changed so much. He has been so much fun and he is such a good baby, we feel so blessed for this new addition to our family.


This is Beckham with his little cousin that is only 6 weeks older then him, they are going to be best buds. Me and my sis are so excited to raise these two together.

This is Beckham at three weeks old, hasn't he changed a ton? He is chunking up so fast.

WeLcOmE bAbY bEcKhAm...

So here is my birth story of baby Beckham (this is mostly for my personal record but I would love to share it will you all). Sorry I have no pics yet, I don't have the right software to download them onto Cade's laptop and our computer is still in the shop so I will post them as soon as we get it back.

Beckham was born on Feb. 6th at 8:58 a.m. He weighed 7lbs. 9oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. It all started on Thursday the 5th when I went to my doc. I had gone in on that monday and she told me I was a 4+ and if I didn't go on my own before Thursday that I could come in in the morning and she would check me again and if I was a 5 by then they would admit me to the hospital and get me going. She also said if I wasn't a 5 she would mess with my cerivix and see if she could get me to a 5 so either way she made it sound pretty optimistic that I would have him on that thursday. I went in on thurs morning and I was still only a 4+ and she couldn't get me to stay at a 5 on my own so she sent me home. I was so dissapointed, even though I was scheduled to be induced a week later I was anticipating him coming that day so it was a big let down. Plus another week at that point in your pregnancy feels like forever. My doctor told me to go home and pump and that could help me go into labor on my own. I wasn't going to do it but as the day went on I got desperate and decided to give it a try. Well, it worked. I started contracting right away and they never stopped after that. At about 2:30 in the morning I got out of bed and started timing my contractions and they started getting about 3-4 minutes apart and they were strong. I checked into the hospital at about 4:45 and had him here by 8:58. It all happened so fast that it was hard to take it all in. He is so perfect and I am so relieved that everything went so smoothly. I feel so blessed to have him here safely and with no complications. He is so much fun and I can't get enough of him. Mais is getting more used to having him around. She has adjusted fairly well, you can tell it has been hard on her but she is starting to want to hold him and kiss him so I think she is doing better. We are all adjusting well and loving this new little bundle of joy. I will post pics later. Sorry it was so long but I wanted good record of it for my own sake.

So Sorry...

that I haven't updated my blog in forever. We have had a bunch of computer problems so I haven't been blogging at all for like 2 months. I will have to put my Christmas pics on but I need my computer fixed first so for now I will just post a quick update. We have been so busy finishing our basement before this baby comes that we really haven't been doing much else. It is finally pretty much done (we got carpet last week) and we are loving it and so relieved that we are done with all the hard work. So now we are working on getting the babies room ready and transitioning Mais to her big girl bed, which has been quite the challenge. She seems to like playing more than sleeping, imagine that! She is very proud of her bed and big girl pillow though.

As far as the pregnancy goes, it is coming close to the end. At 35 weeks I was almost dialated to a 2 and 50% thinned and now I am just a couple days past 37 weeks and as of last thursday I was a 3+. My doc says I could go any time but I am scheduled to be induced on the 12th if I don't go on my own before then. We are getting excited to meet this little guy. We have finally agreed on a name... Beckham. So that was a huge relief, since we had a very hard time agreeing. I will post some pics and updated of Christmas when we get our computer back and I will do better at keeping everyone updated.

P.S.

Does anyone know how I can take off the brown background on my header, it seriously just appeared one day and I can't figure out how to get it off and it drives me crazy. Thanks!

ThAnKsGiViNg...

We had such a fabulous Thanksgiving this year. It was our year to go to Cade's familie's and it was also my dad's year so we split the day up between the two. I love Thanksgiving for so many reasons... I love it that it gives me a chance to reflect on all that I'm thankful for and I love spending the time with our families and I especially love all the yummy food. We enjoyed dinner at Cade's parents and dessert at my dad's. It was a great day. I just wanted to quickly reflect on a couple things that I am especially thankful for. I feel so blessed to have Cade as my husband. He works so hard so that I can stay home with Mais and I know that sometimes I don't always show him how thankful I am for his hard work. I am so thankful for Mais and the special spirit she brings into our home, I can't even remember life without her in it. I am so thankful for our family and friends and for the gospel in our lives. I know that we are blessed because of it. Sorry to ramble on but I felt like I really needed to share my thanks to you all. I hope you all had a wonderufl Thanksgiving!

rAnDoM rAmLiNgS oN tWiLiGhT mOvIe...

*Warning: you may not want to read if you haven't seen the movie and plan to.

-Edward was such a let down... he was not my beautiful Edward I had pictured in my head.

-I'm so glad I read the book first (if I wouldn't have I'm not sure I would've even wanted to after seeing the movie)

-What was up with the scene where Bella see's Edward in the sun for the first time? Wasn't that supposed to take place in the middle of the meadow, the same meadow they play baseball in?

-Did anyone else feel like they were watching a comedy? Everyone around me was laughing through the whole thing.

-Overeall it was an okay movie but didn't quite live up to my expectations, but I kind of figured it wouldn't. How could it?

CaRrIe UnDeRwOoD...

I went to Carrie Underwood last night, and let me just say it was such a great show. I'm so glad I didn't miss it. I wasn't exactly planning on going because we are saving our money for our basement but Cade knew how badly I wanted to go so he secrectly planned it for me. What a nice husband, huh? I went with my cousin, her daughter, and her daughter's friend. So I had great company and a great performer, what more can ya ask for? We had so much fun and were so entertained the whole time. "Little Big Town" opened for her and I was actually really impressed with them, they were really good live. Here are some pics from the amazing show...


Yes we were at Denny's in this pic, we wanted to do dinner before but everywhere near by was completely packed and had like an hour wait so we made a quick stop to Denny's!



Countdown to Carrie Underwood...





Let the show begin...

ReAl PrIdE...

We were lucky enough to go to the Real game this last Saturday night. We were so dissappointed when they lost but it was such a fun and intense game to watch. Real dominated the whole game and had so many chances to tie the game but couldn't put one in the net. Cade was hoping that he they would win so he could take a road tript to Cali for the finals. Maybe next year...

GrEaT dEal...

I just wanted to fill everyone in on this great deal Modbe is doing right now. You can recieve 30% off your entire purchase. All you have to do is go to my website (modbeclothing.com/kelsey) and shop and once you go to total out your shopping, type in the code MSHM69DF into the slot for coupon codes. It's that easy! Hurry and get your orders because it is for a limited time only. Also sorry but this cannot be applied to previously purchased items.

HaPpY hAlLoWeEn...

Sorry I have been slow posting my pics from Halloween, I have been so busy this week. As you all probably know I am such a Halloween fan, I just love it! Well this year was fabulous. We went to the trunk-or-treat with Mais and she had no clue what was going on but it was still fun to take her. After the trunk-or-treat my fam came over for some soup and we just had a fun little party. It got a little crazy with everyone over but it's always fun to get together with my family. I was glad that I didn't run out of candy (my worst fear, I know kind of dramatic). Overall it was a great Halloween for us and I can't wait until next year! Here are a couple pictures of Mais in her costume, I was really trying to catch one of her with her ear's on (it was quite the task).

hAlLoWeEn FuN...

This past weekend we had so much going on. My mother-in-law has the funnest halloween party every year with just our intermediate family. She always goes all out and makes all sorts of good halloween decorated treats and we have soup. The food is always yummy but her games are even better. She had the funnest little games planned for the kids along with a couple crafts. She had so much stuff to do that we ran out of time. It was a lot of fun though and we are already looking forward to next year.

Then on Saturday night my sister hosted her annual halloween party. She rents out Roy Rec center and has it there so there is lots of room for fun and games. Me and Cade dressed up as a pregnant nun and he was a priest. We were kind of lame this year but I was limited with being prego and all. Everyone dressed up in the best costumes and we played lots of games. We had a donut eating contest (I chose to opt out of that one), we had a little relay where we had to pinch a penny between our legs while trying to walk and then had to drop it into a pumpkin, we wrapped up a team mate in toilet paper like a mummy, we passed balls to eachother only using our legs. It was a lot of fun, my fam is pretty competitve so the games get kind of crazy. I love Halloween, and am so glad I have these fun traditions with our families. Here are some pics of our fun weekend and if you can't tell Mais is a kitty but its hard to tell because she won't keep her ears on and I didn't get around to painting her wiskers and her nose.

These are the two winners of the costume prizes...

I had to share this pic though because I thought these two were good...